| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Stage Description | West blocking wall installed. |
| Description | A ledge or cornice course of thin sandstone slabs, intervening between the east vaulting wall and the vault springer above. Its function is enigmatic, but it probably served to carry a molded plaster cornice. The south portion has been badly damaged by column collapse (Locus 16). |
| Location | Center. |
| Bottom (m) | Closing Levels: 895.27 m. |
| Overlies | Locus 20. |
| Definition | Ledge or Cornice Course of the East Vaulting Wall |
| Phase Description | Phase VII: Roman mid CE 2nd c. repairs following a more collapse. Building of the Propylaeum Central... |
| Underlies | Locus 14. |
| Phase | VII |
| Stage | Stage 2b |
| Combined with | None. |
| Size | Dimensions: 5.00 m long-by-0.11 m high, width unknown. |
| Architectural or Soil Locus? | Architectural |
| Top (m) | Opening Levels: 895.37 m. |
Suggested Citation
Martha Sharp Joukowsky. (2007) "Locus 19 from Asia/Jordan/Petra Great Temple/Propylaeum/Trench 82". In Petra Great Temple Excavations. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (Ed). Released: 2007-11-11. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f5772575-4104-4dee-45f7-bbe5521783f8> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2db8447n
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